- (a) A person commits the crime of arson in the third degree if he recklessly damages a building by a fire or an explosion.
- (b) A person does not commit a crime under this section if no person other than himself has a possessory or proprietary interest in the damaged building.
- (c) The burden of injecting the issue of justification in subsection (b) is on the defendant, but this does not shift the burden of proof.
- (d) Arson in the third degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §2807.)